<p>I thought it would be a good idea to look for colleges that fit personal preferences, then it would be easy to classify them as safety/match/reach later on. Also, I am a rising junior and will probably take my first attempt SAT soon so I'll see where my scores start out then. All I could tell you now is that my unweighted GPA is probably 3.8.
I'm interested in a communications major like Advertising or Public Relations (journalism isn't totally out of the question either, and is usually in the same school anyway). Theatre is also very important for me, whether I decide to make it part of my degree or just do it as an EC.
Nice little list, because that's easier for everyone:
-strengths in communications/journalism and theatre
-medium/large, at least 7,000 sounds good
-greek life doesn't mean much to me at all
-urban or at least suburban, I would just go crazy out in the middle of nowhere
-not rich over here, so if the school barely gives out any good aid/scholarships/etc it probably isn't worth me getting attached. by the way I live in GA so if there is even a school for me here that eases this point quite a bit
-about living in GA, I would love to go north or midwest, but not worrying about this too much
-not sports-crazy but I could see getting into the spirit for hockey, maybe football</p>
<p>If you guys have any suggestions that seem to fit most of these I would love to hear them! Thanks in advance and if you need any more info let me know</p>
<p>USC (Annenberg) has public relations and journalism majors, with a choice to minor in advertising. If you can get a high enough PSAT score to become a National Merit Finalist YOU WILL GET HALF TUITION (as long as you put USC down as your first choice). And, if they love your application and your stats are good, you might even be asked to interview for a better scholarship. Seriously, USC is desperate for good students, haha. It’s an urban area (Los Angeles, duh), has a great football team, and a theatre school so you can easily find some drama kids to hang out with.</p>
<p>Ha, PSATs were the beginning of last year but thanks</p>
<p>I think the PSAT score that counts is fall of junior year though many schools offer them as practice freshman and sophomore years.</p>
<p>Northwestern is top notch when it comes to communications/journalism. And I saw one of their theatre productions, and it was quality stuff. It fits almost every category of yours, but I’m not sure about their fin. aid and scholarships and stuff.</p>
<p>7000 students- I’m pretty sure the number is right around there.
Urban/Suburban- A very good mixture of both. To the north and west are suburbs, to the south is downtown Evanston (a small city, pretty much) and further to the south is Chicago. To the east is Lake Michigan 
North/midwest- yep
greek life isn’t dominating- I think so. Not sure about this, though.
Sports- their football team occasionally contends, and is a joy to root for. Not too much athletic spirit, though.</p>
<p>Take a look at the following:</p>
<p>Northwestern
Syracuse
American
University of Miami
Villanova
NYU
Boston University</p>
<p>And Pavement’s suggestion of USC is excellent.</p>
<p>Thanks everyone, Syracuse and Northwestern are my favorites at the moment and I’ve looked at American a little. Are the students at American really that political though? It’s just something that is emphasized a lot and I don’t want it to get annoying to me. I have a relative that goes to NYU, and I know it is SO. expensive. I’ll look into the others you guys mentioned. </p>
<p>I’m pretty sure that PSAT I took was it, but oh well.</p>
<p>Ah, just thought of something I didn’t mention but not sure how to edit on here- no religious or all women.</p>
<p>The only PSAT that counts is junior year. I took it freshman and sophomore year as well, but those scores didn’t really matter. That’s strange if your school doesn’t offer it junior year…you might want to check up on that, haha.</p>